The Arnona Fund was approved today (Monday) by the Finance Committee, and alongside cheers and hugs among coalition members, there were also condemnations from opposition members who protested against the transfer of the Arnona Fund.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told the Finance Committee: "We believe that we are doing the right thing, we are dealing for the first time with the housing problem and not only with artificial solutions, finally in a real way, we are also doing justice in the distribution of state resources, which has invested hundreds of millions, we are giving a good starting point to the children of all of us."
Smotrich smiling after the law was passed, Photo: Yehuda Schlesinger
The Finance Minister thanked a number of sources and added: "I would like to say thank you to a dear man, Haim Bibas, who came to an agreement with us here in the room, the dialogue with him improved this law, introduced correct and good amendments to it, I understand that several strong mayors pressured it, I am not angry, Haim Bibas was a full partner in formulating the formulas that you will soon vote on, I want to say thank you to the local government team who took part in improving this law."
Following repeated pauses by opposition members, Smotrich said: "We have proven that we do not give in to bullying."
Opposition members attacked, after coalition members hugged each other after the bill was passed: "What are these hugs? Bring confetti soon. Shit of the law."
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